Abdul Razak Alhassan is a professional mixed martial artist hailing from Ghana. Born on August 11, 1985, in Accra, Ghana, he competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Initially training and competing in judo for 22 years, he switched to professional mixed martial arts debut in 2013.
In his debut, he faced Kolby Adams at Xtreme Knockout 20 on November 20, 2013, and won the fight via first-round TKO. He amassed a perfect record of 6-0 before finally signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He faced Charlie Ward in his debut at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 and won the fight via first-round knockout earning a Performance of the Night bonus.
Alhassan lost his next fight against Omari Akhmedov via split division at UFC Fight Night: Gustafson vs. Teixeira on May 28, 2017, in Stockholm, Sweden. He went on to win his next three fights in the promotion against Sabah Homasi twice and Niko Price before suffering three consecutive losses in his next showdowns against Mounir Lazzez, Khaos Williams, and Jacob Malkoun. He secured a win against Alessio Di Chirico before losing to Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision. He returned to winning ways in his last fight via second-round knockout.
Abdul Razak Alhassan Next Fight - Opponent, Date, Location
Abdul Razak Alhassan is scheduled to lock horns against Joe Pyfer at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green on October 7, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, Las Vegas.
Heading into the fight, Abdul Razak Alhassan has a professional record of 12 wins and 5 losses. His opponent, Joe Pyfer has a professional record of 11 wins and 2 losses.
Abdul Razak Alhassan Record
| 17 matches | 12 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 4 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
Joe Pyfer Record
| 13 matches | 11 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
Abdul Razak Alhassan's Last Fight
Abdul Razak Alhassan faced Claudio Ribeiro at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov on January 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States in his previous fight. He defeated Ribeiro via second-round knockout and recovered from a loss he suffered against Joaquin Buckley in his earlier showdown.
FAQs
A. He faced Claudio Ribeiro in his last fight.
A. The professional MMA record of Abdul Razak Al Hassan 12-5.
A. Abdul Razak Alhassan is scheduled to fight Joe Pyfer in his next fight.
A. He made his UFC debut on November 19, 2016.
A. He competes in the welterweight division.
